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his party. Mr. Blalne's chances of a re.
nomination seem to be daily declining.
General RidweII Raiojcefb


General Bidwell Rejoiceth.
WASHINGTON, April 20th.-[Special. +
Hon. John Bidwell, of Chico, Cal. returned
from short visit to England on Saturday
and with his wife left this afternoon for his
home. 1t is with no small degree of salts
faction that he realizes that during his alb
sence Governor Bartlett and the Normal
School Committee, after inspecting various
places in the State for a suitable location
for branch State Normal School, deter
mined to establish it on portion of his
estate fronting the town of Chico.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, April 2Oth.-[Special i
John J. Mullery and Peter C. Wilder have
been commissioned Postmasters respect
lively at Hite's Cove and Topaz.
The Postoffice at Bingen is discontinued
and the mail sent to Cottonwood.
The following changes in the railroad
mail services are ordered Roseville to
Edgewood Central Pacific Railway.
247 63 miles, from May 16, 1887. Also, ex-
tend service from Edgewood, via Gazelle,
Montague Station and Willow Creek, to
Henley, Cal, increasing the distance 80
miles.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, April 20th.-The President
made the following appointments to-day
Samuel +. Bigelow, of New Jersey, to be
United States Attorney for the District OF
New Jersey.
Henry F. Merritt, of Illinois, to be
United States Consul at Chemnitz.
1t is expected that another call for three
per cent. bonds will be made in few days.
There are now outstanding $19, 900 in
three per cents, of which SIG, ,491 800 are
held by National Banks, So, 325, 200 by resi-
dents of the United States, and 81 900 bv
foreign residents.
State Senator McCudden, of California,
was introduced TO the President to-day.
Recovered Her Reason.
CHICAGO, April 20th.-Miss Nellie Vance,
OF Los Angeles, Cal, who ran away from
her parents several weeks ago, while the
family was on visit to friends in Iowa.
was yesterday discharged from the Insane
Department of the County Court, having
been examined by County Physician Blu
thard, who decided that she had recovered
from her recent mental arrangement.
Last month she was sent by the police to
the Women's Home, on Chestnut street,
for refuge. They had found her wander
ing about the streets. She had been
obliged to leave her hotel. owing to lack of
funds. While at the Home she attempted
to commit suicide by taking Paris green.
An Internal Machine.
CLEVELAND (O.), April 2Oth.-A special
from Kent, O., tells of an attempt to kill
Prof Thomas Sanford, of that place, with
an internal machine. 4 small box was
left IN the hallway of his residence. 1t
was peculiarly constructed, with knob at
one end with which to open a small
drawer Being suspicious, Prof Sanford
shook the box, and few grains of gun
powder fell out. Upon closer examination
he discovered several matches so arranged
as to be ignited when the drawer was
opened. He threw the box into the door
yard, when an explosion occurred which
shattered the windows of an adjacent
house. There is no known motive for the
deed
A Desperate Effort.
NEW York, April 20th.-The expression
" intense indignation " does not at all con-
vev the feeling which stirs the minds of
lrishmen in this city over the publication
in the London Times of the alleged letter
by Parnell about the assassination of Cav
endish and Burke. They maintain it is
the last desperate attempt by the support
ers of the already lost cause to bolster up
that cause.
Millionaire's Failure.
UTICA On. ", April 20th.-A general
assignment OF George Clark, the millionaire
landowner and hop dealer of Springfield,
Otsego county, was filed in the Oneida
County Clerks Office to-day. There are
500, 1000 unsatisfed judgments outstanding
against him. He owned vast tracts of land
IN Oneida, Otsego, Madison, Chenango and
adjoining counties. His liabilities have
not been made public.
California Oranges.
CHICAGO, April 20th.-[Special. With
the exception of few Florida, Messina and
Catina oranges the California orange is the
only one having any demand, there being
very little of the others in the market. The
California fruit is in fair supply. Choice
has e good demand at firm prices, but COM
mon lots are slow.
Pugilists Blufied.
SPR1NGFIELD Ohio, April 20th.-Mayor
Kelly this morning addressed a letter to
the manager of the Grand Opera House,
ordering him to not open the house on
Thursday evening to John L. Sullivan's
combination, as such exhibitions are clear
ly in violation of law.